A Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope Investigation of the Epiphany Obturation System

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 957-961

  Gharib, Saman R ^a   Tordik, Patricia A ^a   Imamura, Glen M ^a   Baginski, Thomas A ^b   Goodell, Gary G ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal; Epiphany; fluorescent; laser; Resilon

Indexed keywords

EPIPHANY SEALER; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ENDODONTICS; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; TOOTH PERMEABILITY;

DENTIN PERMEABILITY; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34447574990     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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